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July 28th, 2025
New Partnership Between Pix4D and UgCS Empowers Professionals with Smarter Mission Planning

Pix4D, a global leader in photogrammetry and geospatial software solutions, and SPH Engineering’s UgCS, a trusted provider of advanced drone mission planning software, have announced a new strategic partnership. This collaboration aims to combine precise mission planning with high-end photogrammetry processing.

The agreement reinforces both companies’ commitment to delivering robust, integrated tools for drone professionals. UgCS’s drone flight mission planning software supports a wide range of drones and flight configurations, ensuring reliable data acquisition across industries.

UgCS is widely recognized for its advanced capabilities, including support for NDAA-compliant drones, photogrammetry, and LiDAR toolsets, making UgSC’s mission planner a trusted choice for sensitive infrastructure projects. This level of compliance further strengthens its suitability for enterprise and institutional users operating in regulated environments.

“Partnering with UgCS enables us to offer our users a feature-rich solution for complex flight planning, perfectly complementing our suite of processing tools,” said Andrey Kleymenov, CEO at Pix4D. “This collaboration reflects our ongoing mission to support professional users with the best technologies across the entire data acquisition and analysis chain.”

“We recognize the needs of Pix4D users seeking a reliable alternative to their current mission planner. UgCS is ready to deliver a proven, flexible solution backed by decades of expertise in complex drone missions, and we are pleased to extend special offers and onboarding assistance to help them migrate smoothly,” said Kristaps Brass, Product Owner of UgCS.

About Pix4D:

Pix4D is a global leader in photogrammetry software based in Lausanne, Switzerland, with offices in the USA, Germany, Spain, Romania, and Japan. The company develops end-to-end mapping solutions that convert images into survey-grade georeferenced maps, 3D models, and other business-critical insights using advanced algorithms based on computer vision, photogrammetry, and machine learning.

About UgCS:

UgCS by SPH Engineering is a flight-planning software solution trusted by drone professionals in over 150 countries. It supports a wide range of popular drone platforms, including the DJI M350, M300, Mavic 3 Enterprise, Matrice 4 Series, and M600. Unlike purely cloud-based tools, UgCS runs locally on PC and Mac. This setup offers full offline capabilities and a fast, 3D flight planning environment. UgCS is designed for advanced missions such as LiDAR surveys, photogrammetry, and corridor mapping. Learn more about UgCS here.